New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-21
PRIZES AT THE ACADEMY OF DESIGN


There WAS n reasonable amount OF unanimity at the
meeting OF the Academy Design exhibitors yesterday
afternoon and tho result OF the voting on the Clarke
Ialgarten and Dodge prizes according TO the Judgment
OF the voters who were not competitors was ehurey
.asfactory and dictated solely by mpartaty and good
udgment AT any rate decisions gave far more gen.
ra satisfaction than those OF last year. and not single
unfayorablc comment upon them was heard The bal
oting the Thomas s. Clarke prize OF S29V nor ,Ro
I powin g: s5 hTed Kappes Ia Francis Muller 81
Dcwings picture Is No 3l3 In the catalogue ohti'iou
FoT tic hTst M prize Alfred KaPpe:
was far ahead. forlytwo voting tor ms m%
Palmer received only votes each For the second
Halgarten prize 5000 also there o
Walter L. PalmePs January receiving rfty,sn votes a
while d. W. Tryon received only SIX The thlru Ha-
garten przo OF 500 was granted TO me latter pat aef
ballot and as this not onethrd OF the artists voting
second ballot had Only nree Sa ao are s
requisite number OF votes the money IS reserved Tor tue
on te second ballot and was awarded prize The
picture Is the property OF Thomas u. ClaTxe' A.. 49,.
picture painted in this country by woman. without
limitation nationality there was little compet
ton Mrs Curtis Richardson's "Lcnten Lilies received
fifty votes and Miss Rosna Emmctts portrait only seven
MR. HEWITT TOO BUSY TO PAY COMPLETENESS
John H. Tobcy, Evan Thomas and Alexander Mcakim,
representing the Produce Exchange. called upon Mayor
Hewitt yesterday plead recognition Of the claims OF
the Exchange in the appropriang OF the public offices
about to become vacant They first presented the name
of Moncela Folsom dealer I'm produce at No 20 Warren
at 70 succeed Joseph Koch az Dock Commissioning
M,yor Hewitt expressed his high esteem for the cand
date and promised to take the matter under consder
ton Then the committee presented the name OF Charles
+ Allen OF the Great Western Marine insurance Com
many ns Fire Commissioners.
MAYOR Hewitt-Mr Allen Is gentleman whom know
very well indeed and have much admiration FOR his
ability and excellent character but he not practical
builder and II Is my intention Ia appoint one Tor mat
Office will tell you frankly, that for this reason only
will not appoint Mr.. Allen TO that office.
MIR Meakiin-well, Mr.. Mayor the Produce Exchange
would consider compliment II you would recognize 1t
In the filling OF offices. -
Mayor Hewitt-Thank you, but am not here TO pay
compliments. shall try to do my duty absolutely. -,
The Mayor declined to say anything relative TO inc
printed that he had assured party OF County
Democracy leaders that he intended TO reappont Police
Commissioner Voorhis and Charities Commissioner
Among the names presented to Mr.. Hewitt for Dock
Commissioner Is that Allan Campbell, who Is one or
the best known engineers In the country He was en-
gagged on many OF the leading railroads OF the country
Re superntended tho construction Of the Harlem Rail-
road and was aftcrward its president He was one OF
the engineers engaged In the construction or tho Fourth
ave improv enents from Forty sec0ndst TO the Harlem
River. Later ne was Commissioner or PuDnc works,
aud succeeded John Kelly as Controller